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• $1.2B Wiped out: Bitcoin Squeeze Returns Strategy to Profit August 21, 2026
  Bitcoin surpassed $79,000, boosting market cap past $1.55 trillion and pushing the broader crypto market to $2.65 trillion amid growing fears over $40 trillion in U.S. national debt.   Short Sellers Squeezed as Liquidations Top $1B Bitcoin breached $79,000 Friday morning, pushing its dollar gains since Aug. 17 past $15,000. The cryptocurrency’s relentless ascent comes […]
  Terence Zimwara
• Bitcoin Hits $72,850 as Traders Lose $650M in Shorts August 20, 2026
  Bitcoin surged past $72,000 to a session high of $72,850, gaining approximately 14% over four days and raising its market capitalization to $1.45 trillion. Intraday Price Action and Breakout Bitcoin’s unrelenting surge showed no signs of abating Thursday afternoon as the top cryptocurrency capitalized on pro-crypto sentiment from a White House meeting. Market data shows […]
  Terence Zimwara
• BTC Nears $72K as Altcoins Surge and Short Sellers Lose $3B August 20, 2026
  Driven by a U.S. Treasury announcement and bullish comments from President Donald Trump, bitcoin hit a session high of $71,992, pushing its market cap to $1.44 trillion. Bitcoin Nears $72,000 as Macro Rally Gains Steam Bitcoin maintained its upward momentum Thursday morning, approaching $72,000 as a rally sparked by a U.S. Treasury announcement showed no […]
  Terence Zimwara
• XRP Sees 23% of Onchain Trading Volume in a Three-Hour Trading Window August 20, 2026
  XRP trading has developed a pronounced weekday peak during overlapping London and New York business hours. Evernorth highlighted that the three-hour window captured 23.5% of weekday on-chain volume in July, up from 14.3% a year earlier. XRP Trading Develops a Weekday Rush Hour XRP treasury company Evernorth shared Aug. 18 that weekday on-chain activity increasingly […]
  Kevin Helms
• Bitcoin’s $70K Rip Vaporizes $1.9B as Shorts Get Steamrolled August 19, 2026
  Bitcoin’s sudden price surge on Wednesday caused over $1.9 billion in total market liquidations within 24 hours, heavily liquidating $1.74 billion in short positions. Bitcoin Rally and Consolidation After falling just short of hitting $70,000 on reports that the U.S. Treasury is doubling bond buybacks to $4 billion, bitcoin appeared to consolidate above $68,200. Despite […]
  Terence Zimwara